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Speaker Johnson navigates 'mission impossible' to avoid shutdown, without clear plan

Congress has a week to avoid a government shutdown. But the new speaker is facing familiar GOP divisions trying to pass his party's own spending bills and still hasn't decided on a short term bill.

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Why the fight to counter false election claims may be harder in 2024

Experts say a right-wing campaign has cast efforts to combat rumors and conspiracy theories as censorship. As a result, they say, the tools to tamp down on election falsehoods have been scaled back.

WEKU

Government Shutdown Deadline Redux: How Could You Be Affected?

A new government shutdown is looming, which would impact many different government services.

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With government funding running out soon, expect more brinkmanship despite public dismay at political gridlock

Much of the news coverage of the discussions and negotiations aimed at averting a government shutdown on Nov. 17, 2023, relies on pundits and their unnamed sources, on leaks, speculation, wishful thinking and maybe even the reading of tea leaves. The Conversation tapped an expert on congressional behavior, Northwestern University…

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Republicans beware: hostility to abortion stands to haunt Trump’s party in 2024

The party-induced demise of Roe may keep the Republicans from returning to power for another four years

The Guardian - US

Democrats zero in on Speaker Johnson in effort to flip House control

Johnson plays key political role raising money and driving campaign strategy as speaker. Democrats say the new speaker's policies make him an issue, but his low national profile could make that hard.

WEKU

House GOP eyes trans care as newest battleground issue - Roll Call

As 2024 approaches, GOP lawmakers are focusing on transgender care as an issue that they hope will energize their base.

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Why are US Republicans pushing for aid to Israel but not Ukraine?

Experts say a fractured Republican Party is increasingly turning away from Ukraine in favour of support for Israel.

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Moore tapped for House leadership vacancy caused by Johnson promotion - Roll Call

Rep. Blake Moore of Utah, was elected vice chair of the House Republican conference Wednesday, succeeding now-Speaker Mike Johnson.

Roll Call

Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, is a gender extremist

Gender conservatism does not tend to attract as much notice as the other pillars of the far-right ideology, but it is central to the Republican ideology

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel roasts House speaker Mike Johnson over his father-son porn habits

‘It is possible to be too close with your children,’ Jimmy Kimmel mocked the new House speaker

The Independent UK

Forecast for security spending remains cloudy - Roll Call

The forecast for U.S. national security funding is cloudy with just days until a potential shutdown showdown.

Roll Call

Lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill to add privacy protections to surveillance law - Roll Call

A bipartisan group of lawmakers rolled out legislation Tuesday that includes privacy protections for certain surveillance information.

Roll Call

Mike Johnson and son monitor porn intake

Johnson's use of a third-party app to keep himself and his son "accountable" could pose a threat to data security

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House GOP zeroing in on two-step stopgap bill or January CR - Roll Call

House Republicans are aiming to reach a consensus this week on a stopgap funding measure that would get a vote next week.

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel roasts Mike Johnson over his ‘too close’ father-son porn habits

‘It is possible to be too close with your children,’ Jimmy Kimmel mocked the new House speaker

The Independent UK

Mike Johnson and his son monitored each other’s porn habits

‘I’m proud to tell ya, my son has got a clean slate,’ the Louisiana Republican congressman said

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul dismisses House GOP Israel package as going nowhere

The bill is among the first major legislative packages by House Speaker Mike Johnson and has faced criticism for tying the aid to a cut to the IRS.

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The Guardian - US

Mike Johnson says in resurfaced video he uses app that helps people ‘quit porn’

House speaker says in clip he and son use Covenant Eyes, which bills itself as a tool that ‘helps you live porn-free with confidence’

Salon

How did hunger become a partisan issue?

From Ronald Reagan to Mike Johnson, nutrition assistance is a perennial target for conservative politicians

The Independent UK

Mike Johnson and his son monitored each other’s porn habits

‘I’m proud to tell ya, my son has got a clean slate,’ the Louisiana Republican congressman said

Roll Call

A (very) brief history of ‘laddered’ stopgap appropriations - Roll Call

Speaker Mike Johnson has floated an approach to stopgap funding that would extend pieces of current appropriations for different time periods.

Salon

The divine promise pushing MAGA violence

"That core belief explains so much of the extremism and the proclivity toward violence on the political right"

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Albanese to meet Xi; two boys killed in Sydney crash; social media influencers create AI clones for content

PM says he is looking forward to ‘constructive dialogue’ with Australia’s ‘most important trading partner’

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: legal bid to expose defence exports to Israel; MyGov ‘scam-in-a-box’ fraud; children killed as car hits beer garden

Human rights groups in landmark case over Australian arms trade; five dead in Daylesford pub garden crash

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